Calais School Committee Wednesday, January 26, 2022 Calais Middle/High School

January 24, 2022 lupesoto Classic Hits Newswire
fb-news-post-2-28

AGENDA

Calais School Committee

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Calais Middle/High School

Library

6:00 p.m.

Or Join through Zoom

Topic: School Board Meeting

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4790783101?pwd=RjFLQzBxRGRBNFhLelZ3U3UwYnNNZz09

Meeting ID: 479 078 3101
Passcode: 111111

Committee Members: Chairman – Robert Greenlaw, ______ Vice Chairman – Peter Jensen, ________, Michael Chadwick, _________ Celia Geel, ________, Christopher Niles, _______

I. Call to Order/Introductions: 6:00 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance/Moment of Silence

II. Consent Agenda

A. Adjustments to the Agenda

Motion_________________ Second_______________ Vote__________________

B. Approval of the Minutes of the January 12, 2022 meeting

Motion_________________ Second_______________ Vote__________________

 

III. Present Communications to the School Committee received from the community

IV. Public Participation

V. Administrative Reports

VI. New Business

 

  1. Review and discussion of previous vote to require Covid-19 Vaccination or weekly testing as a condition of employment which was overruled by the U.S. Supreme Court. (Suggest it remains a strong recommendation)

Motion _________________ Second_________________ Vote____________________

  1. Review and discussion of universal mask mandate. (Requested by Chairman – Robert Greenlaw)

Motion _________________ Second_________________ Vote____________________

VII. Upcoming Meetings

To Be Announced

 

VIII. Requested Future Agenda Items

IX. Executive Session

  1. Approval to enter Executive session of 1 M.S.R.A. § (6)(A) – Employment of officials/appointees/employees

Motion__________________ Second___________________ Vote_______________

Time in:___________ Time out:___________

  1. To see what action the Board wishes to take as a result of Executive Session

Motion___________________ Second__________________ Vote_______________

X. Adjournment _______________ p.m.

Motion____________________Second__________________Vote_________________

 

 

Calais School Committee

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Minutes

Page -1-

The Calais School Committee met on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at the Calais Middle/High School Library. Attending were: Chairman – Robert Greenlaw, Vice Chairman – Peter Jensen, Michael Chadwick, Christopher Niles, and Superintendent Ronald Jenkins.

I. Call to Order/Introductions

Chairman, Robert Greenlaw called the meeting to order at 6:20 p.m. and led the board in the Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence.

II. Consent Agenda

  1. Motion by Michael Chadwick, second by Celia Geel, unanimous vote to approve adjustments to the Agenda. – No adjustments

 

  1. Motion by Michael Chadwick, second by Christopher Niles, three votes yes, one abstention vote to approve the Minutes from December 8, 2021.

III. Present Communications to the School Committee received from the Community

Christopher Niles and Michael Chadwick: Questioned why midterms were cancelled and what the plan was for the students on the day’s midterms were supposed to take place. Also questioned was why there were two morning delays, administrators answered the questions.

IV. Public Participation

Heidi Beal: Thanked us for recent decisions relative to the recent school delays and cancelling midterms.

V. Administrative Reports

None Noted.

VI. New Business

  1. Motion by Peter Jensen, second by Celia Geel, unanimous vote to accept the resignation of Tori Cushing as Ed Tech 1 for Calais High School.

 

Calais School Committee

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Minutes

Page -2-

  1. Motion by Peter Jensen, second by Christopher Niles, unanimous vote to accept the resignation of Jeri Hill as Calais Elementary School Special Education Teacher.
  1. Motion by Michael Chadwick, second by Peter Jensen, unanimous vote to act on the Superintendent’s recommendation to hire Tammy Cox and Amanda Cox as Ed Tech I’s for Calais High School.
  1. Motion by Peter Jensen, second by Robert Greenlaw, unanimous vote to act on the Superintendent’s recommendation to hire Maria Reyes and Angelica Underhill as Ed Tech III’s for Calais Elementary School.
  1. Motion by Christopher Niles, second by Peter Jensen, unanimous vote to act on the Superintendent’s recommendation to hire Linda Stevens as Ed Tech III for Calais Day Treatment.
  1. Motion by Peter Jensen, second by Celia Geel unanimous vote to raise this year’s Substitute daily rate to $100.
  1. To see what action the Board plans to take relative to the following:
        1. Motion by Michael Chadwick, second by Christopher Niles, unanimous vote for all Calais School Department Employee’s, as a condition of employment, will either show proof of full vaccination against Covid-19 or agree to weekly Covid testing. (Administration will set up a plan for testing or conditions for employees to test on their own.)
        1. Motion by Peter Jenson, second by Michael Chadwick, unanimous vote for Calais School Department to continue to participate in Pool Testing for all students and employees who wish to participate.
        1. Motion by Peter Jensen, second by Michael Chadwick, four (4) votes yes, one (1) vote no for Calais School Department to continue to have a mask mandate for K-12 students and employees during the school day at each school as outlined by Maine CSC guidelines. (Pre-K students and staff will follow Federal guidelines as they are a federally funded program.)

Calais School Committee

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Minutes

Page -3-

        1. Motion by Peter Jensen, second by Michael Chadwick, unanimous vote for Calais School Department to require administration to seek ways to keep students at least 3 feet apart, as much as possible.
        1. Motion by Peter Jensen, second by Michael Chadwick, unanimous vote for Calais School Department to require masking at all cocurricular/extracurricular events.
  1. Motion by Peter Jensen, second by Michael Chadwick, four votes yes, one vote no for Calais School Department to follow universal masking as defined by CDC.

VII. Upcoming Meetings

Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 6:00pm

VIII. Requested Future Agenda Items

None noted.

IX. Executive Session

  1. Motion by Peter Jensen, second by Celia Geel unanimous vote to table Executive Session – 1 M.S.R.A. Section 405 § (6)(A) – Employment of officials/appointees/employees until January 26, 2022.

X. Adjournment

Motion by Celia Geel, second by Michael Chadwick, unanimous vote to adjourn meeting at 8:00pm.

_________________________________________

Ronald D. Jenkins, Superintendent of Schools